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Grand ~4venue Widening Findings and Facts in Support of Findings <br />Focused Environmental Impact Report <br /> <br />Section 6.2.4 in the Draft EIR describes a number of City programs related to the <br />preservation, renovation and provision of housing throughout the City. However, even <br />with implementation of those programs and mitigation measures LP-2 and LP-5, above, <br />the contribution of the Grand Avenue widening project to a cumulative significant <br />adverse impact related to the loss of housing in the City cannot be mitigated to below a <br />level of significance. <br /> <br />IMPACTS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />Potentially Sionificant Impact Related to Substanderd Level of Service at Grand Avenue <br />and Santa Ana Boulevard <br /> <br />As described in detail in Section 3.5 (Transportation) in the Draft EIR, Altematives 1 and <br />2 would result in a substandard level of service (LOS) at the Santa Ana <br />Boulevard/Interstate 5 (I-5) high occupancy vehicle (HOV) ramps intersection during the <br />PM peak hour in 2020. This is a significant adverse impact of the proposed Grand Avenue <br />widening. <br /> <br />Findin(~ Related to Substandard Level of Service at Grand Avenue and Santa Ana <br />Boulevard <br /> <br />Specific economic, legal, social, technological or other considerations, including <br />provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers, make infeasible the <br />mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the Final EIR. <br /> <br />Facts in SuPPort of the Findin(] Related to Substandard Level of Service at Grand <br />Avenue and Santa Ana Boulevard <br /> <br />The Traffic Study recommended the retention of the dual right turn lane with overlap <br />phasing to mitigate the impact of the proposed Grand Avenue widening project at the <br />intersection with Santa Ana Boulevard. However, due to the constraints of the I-5 bridge <br />over Grand Avenue, there is not enough right-of-way to provide three through lanes and <br />dual right turn lanes. The City analyzed both options and concluded that more congestion <br />would be created upstream by reducing the number of through lanes from three to two. <br />Additionally, one of the defined objectives for this project is to provide three through lanes <br />in each direction on Grand Avenue which is consistent with the General Plan Circulation <br />Element and the County Master Plan of Arterial Highways. Therefore, the City has opted <br />to have a shared/through right turn configuration from southbound Grand Avenue to <br />westbound Santa Ana Boulevard at the second turn lane. The LOS at this intersection <br />remains substandard during the P.M. peak hour, however is slightly improved by this <br />configuration. This is a significant adverse impact of the Grand Avenue widening project <br />that cannot feasibly be mitigated to below a level of significance. <br /> <br />Level of Significance of Impact Related to Substandard Level of Service at Grand <br />Avenue and Santa Ana Boulevard After Miti(~ation <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2002-096 <br /> Page 7 of 19 <br /> <br /> <br />